The Situ clan was an ancient noble family aware of many mysterious forces in the world. Situ Jin’s heart had guessed the truth, but he needed confirmation. “Feng’er, is it you?”
Ruofeng blinked, then realized. She gently hugged her father’s waist, saying, “Dad, it’s me. I’m back. I missed you.”
Situ Jin embraced her tightly, overwhelmed with joy. He closed his eyes, trying to contain his tears. “Feng’er, my treasure, you’ve finally come back.”
To him, Ruofeng was unique—truly belonging to him and his beloved woman. She was nurtured during their happiest moments. Though he had four children, only Ruofeng was the true treasure he had always hoped for. He cared for his other children, but the bond with Ruofeng was innate.
Yin Feng’s arrival resulted from a clan arrangement following a drunken night with his betrothed. Qi Feng came from a trade between his betrothed and his lover’s family—exchanging his sperm for his lover’s lifelong imprisonment, with one side gaining him and the other a child with Situ family blood.
Sui Feng was a product of a woman he neglected, who hated him and sought revenge. He recalled her cold laughter as she waved the hospital test results, taunting him: “Situ Jin, do you think you’re something special, still pining for that cheap woman? I’m not without men either. Look, your wife is about to have a child for another man, hahaha…”
In contrast, Ruofeng was conceived during the tender moments with his first love. He cherished watching her grow in her mother’s womb, speaking to her, feeling every movement and imagining her heartbeat. He relished her birth, coaxing her to sleep, making her laugh, and feeling the joy of life’s continuation.
If he favored one among his four children, it was Ruofeng, a true daughter of blended blood and emotion—not just out of responsibility or simple blood relation.
”Dad, are you crying?” Ruofeng asked, feeling unfamiliar tension as she nestled in his arms. After a long silence, he tightened his embrace.
Ruofeng gently patted his back. “Dad, don’t be sad. I’m back.”
”Yes, my daughter is back,” Situ Jin murmured, breathing in her reassuring scent. “It’s so good to have a dad.”
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Situ Jin chuckled, “Wasn’t it ‘it’s so good to have a brother’ before?”
